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A953 Englebright 01/28/21 signed chap.1 Amends §37-0119, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §2, Chapter 370 of 2020 (as proposed in S.6829-B & A.8829-A). Relates to prohibiting certain uses of trichloroethylene; provides that no person shall use trichloroethylene as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant, or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or industrial cleaning process or use. CHAPTER 2 A954 Wallace 01/28/21 signed chap.2 Amends §2-e, Education Law (as proposed in S.5140-B & A.6787-D, Chapter 349 of 2020); adds §106-b, State Technology Law. Directs the director of the office of information technology services to conduct a study on the use of biometric identifying technology; prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until July 1, 2022 or until the commissioner of education authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later. CHAPTER 3 A956 Jean-Pierre 01/28/21 signed chap.3 Amends §§51, 53, 53-a, 54, 54-a & 55, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (as proposed in S.4661 & A.6989, 2020 Chapter 367); amends §1134, Tax Law. Relates to certificate of authority numbers for alcohol vendors. CHAPTER 4 A959 Hyndman 01/28/21 signed chap.4 Amends §§2353 & 2336, Insurance Law; add §397-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §2, Chapter 347 of 2020 (as proposed in S.7881 & A.9763-A). Relates to premium reductions of commercial risk insurance policies covering for-hire vehicles and a for-hire motor vehicle safety program. CHAPTER 5 A962 Bichotte Hermelyn 01/28/21 signed chap.5 Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §3, Chapter 343 of 2020 (as proposed in S.8298-B & A.10729-A). Prohibits symbols of hate on state owned property. CHAPTER 6 A965 Zebrowski 01/28/21 signed chap.6 Amends §§5 & 6, Chapter 289 of 2020 (as proposed in S.5948 & A.7821). Specifies what property conveyed to Rockland Recovery Homes, Inc. should be used for, what happens to the reverter interest of the property and adds an expiration date. CHAPTER 7 A968 Thiele 01/28/21 signed chap.7 Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter 258 of 2020 (as proposed in S.7589-B & A.9779-A). Relates to the New York state volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention task force; relates to the number of appointments and time to make such appointments to the task force. CHAPTER 8 A969 Paulin 01/28/21 signed chap.8 Amends §1506, repealed §1506 ¶(e) sub¶ 3, §1506-d, adds §1506-d, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (as proposed in S.7155 & A.9089, 2020 Chapter 359). Requires consent of the cemetery board in the department of state prior to the merger of cemetery corporation; sets requirements for merger of consolidation. CHAPTER 9 A1251 Reyes 01/28/21 signed chap.9 Amends §25, Workers Compensatoin Law; amends §2, Chapter 253 of 2020 (as proposed in S.7210 & A.7579). Requires an injured worker or person entitled to a death benefit to be provided with the option to have the compensation payment made through direct deposit, and requires such person be given notice of such option and the means necessary to enroll. CHAPTER 10 A1252 Gunther 01/28/21 signed chap.10 Amends §6605, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.4081 & A.7110, 2020 Chapter 366). Grants authority to assessment corporations to write specified kinds of standalone liability insurance. CHAPTER 11 S872 BENJAMIN 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.11 Repeals §17 sub (1), Social Services Law (as proposed in A.1436-C & S.222-C, 2020 Chapter 321). Provides that the office of children and family services shall, beginning December 31, 2021 and biannually thereafter, make information publicly available on its website regarding youth placed in foster care settings and the recruitment of foster parents; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 12 S873 LIU 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.12 Amends §17, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.8643-A & A.10566-A, 2020 Chapter 331). Requires the commissioner to collect information regarding the homeless population during a state disaster emergency in publicly funded shelters, residential programs for victims of domestic violence, and residential programs for runaway and homeless youth, and publish a report containing such information. CHAPTER 13 S874 PARKER 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.13 Amends §§352 & 355-d, Education Law (as proposed in S.4549 & A.9804, 2020 Chapter 319). Establishes the state university of New York educational opportunity centers which provide an integrated system of education, vocational training and student support services targeted to higher education access and the development of a quality workforce which supports the economic development of New York's distressed communities. CHAPTER 14 S876 COMRIE 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.14 Amends §1, Chapter 324 of 2020 (as proposed in S.8721 & A.6070-A). Directs a study of the status of consumer awareness and financial education in New York state to instead require that the department of financial services website provide information to enhance consumer financial literacy and consumer awareness which shall include information on basic banking and personal financial management, how credit scores are determined and ways to establish good credit, options for investing and increasing savings, best practices for protecting personal information, and any other topics deemed appropriate by the superintendent. CHAPTER 15 S878 KAMINSKY 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.15 Amends §95, Social Services Law; amends §4, Chapter 342 of 2020 (as proposed in S.8247-A & A.10673). Relates to working with the USDA to receive approvals and develop online fresh food purchasing options throughout the state; adds a repeal date. CHAPTER 16 S882 PERSAUD 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.16 Amends §409-a, Social Services Law; amends §2, Chapter 329 of 2020 (as proposed in S.8421-A & A.10513). Relates to certain data to be reported regarding child welfare preventive services; adds a repeal date. CHAPTER 17 S889 KAPLAN 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.17 Amends §170-d (as proposed in S.7350 & A.10119, 2020 Chapter 339); amends §135, Economic Development Law. Provides that every state agency and public authority shall provide to the department of economic development a list of programs, including a description of each program, offered by such state agency or public authority to assist small businesses doing business within this state and the contract information for such programs. CHAPTER 18 S892 PARKER 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.18 Amends §92-f, Public Service Law (as proposed in S.2861 & A.3327, 2020 Chapter 334). Relates to the expiration of minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards; provides that such notification shall be in at least fourteen-point sized print and should include the expiration date or the expiration policy. CHAPTER 19 S899 SERRANO 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.19 Amends §33-1301, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.6502-A & A.732-B, 2020 Chapter 378). Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of glyphosate on state property: to maintain critical infrastructure; to manage roadside vegetation to ensure public safety; habitat management for the control of invasive species, noxious weeds, and pests of significant public health importance, and the protection of critical native plant species; and for research purposes to develop sustainable alternatives for agricultural and environmental usages, as well as research regarding the environmental motility of glyphosate. CHAPTER 20 S904 COMRIE 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.20 Amends §1510, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (as proposed in S.4284-A & A.3429-A, Chapter 336). Relates to cemetery disclosure forms. CHAPTER 21 S1197 PERSAUD 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.21 Amends §581-a, Labor Law. Prohibits the inclusion of claims for unemployment insurance arising from the closure of an employer due to COVID-19 from being included in such employer's experience rating charges. CHAPTER 22 S2733 MAY 01/28/21 SIGNED CHAP.22 Amends §6-136, Election Law. Reduces the number of signatures for designating petitions; provides dates for the signing and filing of designating petitions in 2021. CHAPTER 23 *NYLS jacket available now! S1351 HOYLMAN 02/02/21 SIGNED Repealed §240.37, amends §230.01, Penal Law; amends §§60.47, 160.10, 170.30, 170.80, 420.35, 720.15, 720.35, 160.55 & 160.50, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §447-a, Social Services Law; amends §3-118, NYC Administrative Code. Repeals provisions relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; makes technical corrections relating thereto. Walking While Trans. CHAPTER 24 A952 Lupardo 02/16/21 signed Repealed §16, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.8561-A & A.10607-A). Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in coordination with the commissioner of economic development, to work with the state's land grant university system to produce a report to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations on improving the resiliency and self-reliance of the state's farm and food supply and the related supply chain logistics to address food shortages, food waste, and the inability to get New York farm goods to markets that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of creating permanent solutions beyond the state of emergency to reflect the changing wholesale, retail and consumer marketplace; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 25 A957 Galef 02/16/21 signed Amends §§1 & 8, Chapter 598 of 1938 (as proposed in S.8531 & A.10313). Changes the form of the Briarcliff Manor fire department benevolent association from a corporation to an unincorporated association; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 26 A966 Solages 02/16/21 signed Amends §591, Labor Law (as proposed in S.2231 & A.3033). Provides regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits. CHAPTER 27 A972 Bronson 02/16/21 signed Amends §207-a, General Municipal Law (as proposed in S.6144-A & A.7646-A). Relates to ensuring paid employees of a county airport or county aviation department which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for equal benefits as other paid firefighters. CHAPTER 28 A973 Williams 02/16/21 signed Amends §§1, 2 & 3, Chap of 2020 (as proposed in S.1079 & A.6393). Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to produce a report regarding the summer youth employment program. CHAPTER 29 A978 Englebright 02/16/21 signed Amends §§71-2702, 71-2712, 71-2713, 71-2714 & 27-3101, Article 27 Title 31 Head, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.6758-B & A.10803-A). Relates to the unlawful disposing of construction and demolition debris. CHAPTER 30 A980 Abbate 02/16/21 signed Amends §§27-c & 27-a, Labor Law; amends §2801-a, Education Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8617-B & A.10832). Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared state disaster emergency involving a communicable disease and establishes certain protocols necessary for responding to a declared state disaster emergency involving a communicable disease in an educational setting. CHAPTER 31 A989 Solages 02/16/21 signed Amends §4369, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.6705 & A.5370-A). Relates to accessibility to bone marrow registry information and the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 32 A1249 Weprin 02/16/21 signed Amends §146, Correction Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8046 & A.10194). Relates to the correctional association's ability to access, visit, inspect, and examine all state correctional facilities. CHAPTER 33 A1250 Gunther 02/16/21 signed Repealed §7.48, Mental Hygiene Law (as proposed in S.8608-A & A.10629-A). Directs the commissioner of mental health to create a workgroup and report regarding frontline worker trauma informed care. CHAPTER 34 A1255 Hevesi 02/16/21 signed Amends §§1055 & 1091, Family Court Act; amends §3, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8834 & A. 10581-B). Relates to placement of former foster care youth during a certain state of emergency. CHAPTER 35 A1259 Dinowitz 02/16/21 signed Amends §1269-b, Public Authorities Law (as proposed in S.6430 and A.8127). Relates to the availability of criteria used in formulating capital program plans of the metropolitan transportation authority. CHAPTER 36 A1941 Walker 02/16/21 signed Amends §33.13, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §2782, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6437-A & A.8337-B). Allows for medical and psychiatric records of deceased inmates to be accessed by the board of correction of the city of New York under certain circumstances. CHAPTER 37 A2574 Walker 02/16/21 signed Amends Article 5 Title 9, §5-308, Election Law (as proposed in S.8806 & A.8280-C). Relates to the automatic voter registration process; amends certain voter registration processes and the agencies to be included as designated agencies. CHAPTER 38 A4357 Sillitti 02/16/21 signed Permits county committees to amend their rules to permit committee members whose terms are expiring in 2021 to remain in their office for an additional one-year term. CHAPTER 39 S862 GAUGHRAN 02/16/21 signed Amends §1, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8136 & A.10206). Relates to making an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Chabad Lubavitch Chai Center, Inc. contingent upon the approval of the town board of Huntington. CHAPTER 40 S863 GAUGHRAN 02/16/21 signed Amends §1, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.6869-A & A.10221). Relates to making an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Joshua Baptist Church contingent upon the approval of the town board of Huntington. CHAPTER 41 S866 BROOKS 02/16/21 signed Amends §365, Executive Law (as proposed in S.8791 & A.10782). Relates to New York state veterans' cemeteries; provides further instruction on the selections process and costs associated with the establishment of such cemetery. CHAPTER 42 S869 HOYLMAN 02/16/21 signed Amends §220, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.7304 & A.9530). Relates to the amount of members on the public health and health planning council. CHAPTER 43 S870 FELDER 02/16/21 signed Repealed Article 19, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6226 & A.8146); amends §492, General Business Law. Creates a Crohn's and colitis identification card. CHAPTER 44 S871 KAVANAGH 02/16/21 signed Amends §§43, 45-a & 45-b, Private Housing Finance Law (as proposed in S.7757-A & A.4129-A). Provides for the appointment of the members of the New York state housing finance agency, the housing trust fund corporation and the affordable housing corporation. CHAPTER 45 S877 RIVERA 02/16/21 signed Amends §206, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8315-A & A.10463-A). Provides for the review of policies and practices relating to COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities, including the treatment and prevention of the disease among inmates and staff. CHAPTER 46 S879 BENJAMIN 02/16/21 signed Repealed §2500-l, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6662 & A.6987-A). Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on infant mortality and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature. CHAPTER 47 S881 BROOKS 02/16/21 signed Amends §382, Executive Law (as proposed in S.1714 & A.3343). Provides that in addition to any other applicable remedy or penalty, where a building has been altered in violation of any provision of the uniform code or any lawful order obtained thereunder, and such alteration impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building, and any builder, architect, contractor, subcontractor or construction superintendent, or agent thereof who has knowledge of such alteration, or an owner who reasonably should have had knowledge of such alteration based on either an inspection or repair of a leased premises with consent from the tenant, shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars. CHAPTER 48 S884 GOUNARDES 02/16/21 signed Amends §280-d, Real Property Law (as proposed in S.4408 & A.5627). Relates to filings concerning reverse mortgage loans. CHAPTER 49 S887 HOYLMAN 02/16/21 signed Amends §1, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.1476-B & A.3275-B). Provides that the department of financial services shall use the information made available to them for the study of which financial institutions provide loans to landlords acquiring or refinancing property that includes rent-regulated and/or small business tenants. CHAPTER 50 S2500-D BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S2501-B BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislature and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 S2502-B BUDGET DEBT SERVICE FUND 04/12/21 SIGNED Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt CHAPTER 53 S2503-C BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release 04/19/21 LINE VETO MEMO.1 04/19/21 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.23 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid to Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 S2504-D BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release 04/19/21 LINE VETO MEMO.24 04/19/21 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.36 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55 * Call for your Part's legislative history! A3005-C Budget 04/19/21 signed w/ press release Amends 2015 Chapter 20 Part C; amends §130, Civil Service Law; adds §11-0935, amends §§8-0111 & 54-1521, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§63 & 94-c, Executive Law; adds §2878-c, amends §1902, Public Authorities Law; amends §421-f, Real Property Tax Law; adds §148, amends §§54-l & 207-d, State Finance Law; amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year; relates to various criminal justice and public safety programs (Part A); relates to the administration of certain grant funds to and by the office for the prevention of domestic violence (Part B); provides for compliance with executive order two hundred three (Part L); relates to the closure of correctional facilities (Part M); extends the authorization of the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air national guard, and New York naval militia (Part P); enacts the "New York Medical Supplies Act" (Part BB); relates to bonds, notes, and revenues (Part RR); relates to the procurement process and procurement contracts (Part SS); provides for compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of members of the agency police services unit; implements an agreement or interest arbitration award between the state and the employee organization representing the members of the agency police services unit; makes an appropriation for the purpose of effectuating certain provisions thereof (Part VV); authorizes an exemption for class one capital improvements to residential buildings and certain new construction in a special assessing unit that is not a city (Part WW); relates to funding of local government entities by the urban development corporation, and to the effectiveness of such provisions related to certain local governments (Part XX); extends the authorization of provisions regarding procurements by the New York city transit authority and metropolitan transportation authority (Part YY); establishes a deer hunting pilot program (Part ZZ); authorizes the grant of certain easements to Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC on a proportion of real property within the Farmersville State Forest, Swift Hill State Forest, and Lost Nation State Forest (Part AAA); makes technical amendments related to the office of renewable energy siting; establishes the farmland protection working group (Part BBB); relates to infrastructure projects relating to clean vehicle projects (Part CCC); relates to the clean energy resources development and incentives program (Part DDD). CHAPTER 56 * Call for your Part's legislative history! A3006-C Budget Article VII (Internal # 7 - 2021) 04/16/21 signed with Press Release (Broadband) Amends §§211-d, 305, 669-h, 2856, 3602, 3602-e, 3602-ee, 3623-a, 3641, 4405, 4410, Education Law; amends §504 Executive Law; adds §§353.7, 756-b, 1055-c, 1091-a, 1097, amends §§355.5, 756-a, 1017, 1055, 1089, Family Court Act; adds §224-d, Labor Law; amends §577, Private Housing Finance Law; adds §66-r, amends 224-a, Public Service Law; adds §409-h, amends §§358-a, 383-a, 398, 410-w, 410-x, Social Services Law; amends Various Laws, generally. PAGE 76 Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year; relates to school contracts for excellence; provides for a pandemic adjustment payment reduction; relates to aidable transportation expenses; relates to funding from the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund allocated by the American rescue plan act of 2021; relates to foundation aid; relates to the statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten program; legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain contracts and projects by the Huntington union free school district, the Liverpool central school district, and the Marlboro central school district; provides that the commissioner of education shall not recover any penalties from the Huntington union free school district, the Liverpool central school district, and the Marlboro central school district; legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts by the Cold Spring Harbor central school district; relates to certain moneys apportioned in the 2021-2022 school year; relates to the preparation of estimated data for projections of apportionments; relates to approved private schools serving certain students with disabilities, special act school districts and approved preschool special class and special class in an integrated setting programs experiencing enrollment decreases as a result of the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 202 of 2020; authorizes the board of education of a special act school district to establish a fiscal stabilization reserve fund; relates to certain tuition methodology; relates to charter school aid; relates to the calculation of nonpublic school's eligibility to receive aid; relates to reimbursement for a work force education program by the consortium for worker education in New York City for the 2021-2022 school year and withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid; relates to funds for certain employment preparation education programs; relates to the effectiveness of conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees; relates to the effectiveness of the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school; relates to the effectiveness of the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; relates to school bus driver training; relates to special appointment for salary expenses and public pension accruals; relates to amounts of apportionments in relation to Roosevelt union free school district; relates to authorizing the city school district of the city of Rochester to purchase certain services; relates to suballocations of appropriations; relates to the support of public libraries; relates to the New York state mentor teacher-internship program; relates to the gap elimination adjustment percentage; relates to the gap elimination adjustment (Part A); extends provisions of law relating to capital facilities in support of the state university and community colleges, procurement and the state university health care facilities (Part D); extends scholarship program eligibility for certain recipients affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (Part F); relates to excelsior scholarship award amounts (Part G); relates to facilities operated by the office of children and family services (Part H); extends provisions relating to restructuring financing for residential school placements (Part I); makes permanent the consolidation of the youth development and delinquency prevention program and the special delinquency prevention program (Part J); makes permanent the authorization of the board of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and family services to provide certain services (Part K); provides for compliance with the federal family first prevention services act regarding placement of children into residential treatment programs (Part L); utilizes reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part O); increases the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons receiving certain care (Part P); provides for a tax check-off for gifts to food banks (Part Q); exempts certain housing projects that entered into regulatory agreements from sales and compensating use taxes (Part U); limits child care expenses for low-income families (Part Z); provides for requirements for construction work and engineering and consulting services performed in connection with the installation of certain renewable energy systems (Part AA); enacts the "COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program of 2021"; defines terms; authorizes the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to implement emergency rental and utility assistance; provides for distribution, application, documentation and restrictions on evictions; establishes a COVID-19 emergency rental municipal corporation allocation fund; makes related provisions (Subpart A); establishes the utility COVID-19 debt relief credit (Subpart B) (Part BB); prohibits the inclusion of claims for unemployment insurance arising from the closure of an employer due to COVID-19 from being included in such employer's experience rating charges (Part CC); relates to tuition assistance award programs and extending the authorization of certain components of the NY-SUNY 2020 challenge grant program (Part DD); excludes certain funding from the determination of the maximum state aid rate for authorized agencies (Part EE); implements section 4 of Division X of the federal consolidated appropriations act of 2021 (Part FF); directs the state to appropriate general fund operating support to cover any increase in tuition credit (Part GG); provides for defense and indemnification of physicians acting on behalf of the state (Part HH); provides criteria for the storage of sexual offense evidence collection kits (Part II); provides supports and services for youth suffering from adverse childhood experiences (Subpart A); (Part JJ); relates to providing for optional electronic service of process (Part KK); enacts the community violence intervention act (Part LL); relates to establishing the comprehensive broadband connectivity act which directs the public service commission to review state broadband and fiber optic services (Part MM); requires every person, business, corporation, or their agents providing or seeking to provide broadband service in New York state to offer high speed broadband service to low-income consumer; defines "broadband service"; authorizes attorney general enforcement; makes related provisions (Part NN); relates to the powers that social services officials have to receive or dispose of a deed, mortgage or lien (Part OO). |
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* Call for your Part's legislative history! S2507-C BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release Amends 1995 Chapter 81; amends 2007 Chapter 58 Part H; amends 2010 Chapter 109 Part B; amends 2020 Chapter 56 Part KKK; amends §450, Executive Law; amends §§3221, 3216, 4303, Insurance Law; adds Article 36, adds §§31.36, 32.36, amends §§5.07, 9.41, 9.43, 9.45, 9.58, 22.09, 31.04, 41.35, Mental Hygiene Law; adds Article 29-J, adds §§2808-e, 2828, amends §§265-a, 268-a, 2807-c, 2807-d, 2999-cc, Public Health Law; amends Article 5 Title 11-D title heading, amends §§364-j, 365-a, 365-f, 366, 369-gg, 369-hh, Social Services Law. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year; extends the medicaid global cap; requires a quarterly report on certain medicaid expenditures (Part A); directs the department of health to remove the pharmacy benefit from the managed care benefit package and to provide the pharmacy benefit under the fee for service program (Part C); reduces the hospital capital rate add-on (Part D); relates to definitions of distant sites and telehealth providers (Part F); establishes a medical respite program to offer a lower-intensity care setting for individuals who would otherwise require a hospital stay or lack safe options for discharge and recovery (Part G); eliminates consumer-paid premium payments in the basic health program (Part H); extends the physicians medical malpractice program; extends the hospital excess liability pool; extends excess coverage under the New York Health Care Reform Act of 1996 (Part K); relates to the discontinuance of the empire clinical research investigator program (Part M); relates to reimbursements and payments for health care costs, and reporting of opioid overdose data (Part S); extends provisions permitting the director of a mental health facility to place funds of a person receiving services, in excess of the appropriate eligibility level for government benefits, into a qualifying Medicaid exception trust (Part T); relates to extending the authorization of appointing temporary operators for the continued operation of certain programs for people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and/or chemical dependence (Part U); extends the authority of the commissioners in the department of mental hygiene to design and implement time-limited demonstration programs to 2024; requires final reports of such programs to be included in the statewide comprehensive plan (Part V); relates to the membership of subcommittees for mental health of community service boards and the duties of such subcommittees; creates the community mental health and workforce reinvestment account; extends such provisions relating thereto (Part W); relates to the office of mental health allocating funds for the 2021-22 fiscal year (Part X); authorizes the charging of an application processing fee for the issuance of operating certificates (Part Z); relates to the creation of crisis stabilization services as emergency service providers for persons with psychiatric or substance use disorder (Part AA); relates to minimum direct care spending in residential health care facilities (Part GG); relates to designating who shall serve as members of the developmental disabilities planning council (Part HH); relates to the provision of services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services (Part II); relates to ensuring services provided in school-based health centers are not provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs (Part JJ); extends the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project (Part KK); relates to requests for offers from fiscal intermediaries and the awarding of such contracts (Part LL); provides for aid in the transition to adulthood for children with medical fragility living in pediatric nursing homes and other settings (Part MM); provides for an exemption or disregard of income for certain individuals receiving medical assistance (Part NN); requires a regional demonstration program in the western, central, southern tier, or capital regions of the state (Part OO); relates to post-partum extended coverage insurance coverage (Part PP); requires the commissioner of health to report on the calculation and payment of prescription drug dispensing fees to retail pharmacies by the state's medical assistance program (Part QQ). CHAPTER 58 * Call for your Part's legislative history! S2508-C BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release Amends 2003 Chapter 21; amends §9-x, Banking Law; amends §21, Tax Law. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year; extends the authorization of the loan powers of the New York state urban development corporation (Part J); extends the authority of the New York state urban development corporation to administer the empire state economic development fund (Part K); relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions transferring the statutory authority for the promulgation of marketing orders from the department of agriculture and markets to the New York state urban development corporation (Part M); permits the secretary of state to provide special handling for all documents filed or issued by the division of corporations; permits additional levels of such expedited service (Part N); authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to finance a portion of its research, development and demonstration, policy and planning, and Fuel NY program, as well as climate change related expenses of the department of environmental conservation and the department of agriculture and markets' Fuel NY program, from an assessment on gas and electric corporations (Part W); authorizes certain counties to permanently and temporarily convey certain easements and to temporarily alienate certain parklands to implement the Bay Park conveyance project (Part Z); extends certain brownfield credit periods that expire on or after 3/20/20 and before 12/31/21 for two years (Part AA); relates to the "Cleaner, Greener NY Act" (Part CC); relates to demonstrations and tests consisting of the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with autonomous vehicle technology and the required submission of a report relating thereto (Part GG); extends authorization for the dormitory authority to enter into certain design and construction management agreements (Part II); relates to the covered period for forbearance of residential mortgage payments (Part LL); authorizes utility and cable television assessments that provide funds to certain departments (Part WW). 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S2509-C BUDGET 04/19/21 SIGNED w/ press release Amends 2010 Chapter 56 Part W; amends §58, Civil Service Law; amends §§137, 138, 401, Correction Law; amends §1.20, Criminal Procedure Law; adds Article 25 (§§470 to 479), amends §§352, 353, 354, 355,m 358, Economic Development Law; adds Article §58 (§§58-0101, 58-0103, 58-0105, 58-0107, 58-0108, 58-0109, 58-0301, 58-0303, 58-0501, 58-0503, 58-0701, 58-0703, 58-0901, 58-0903, 58-1101, 58-1103), Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§53, 75, 837, 839, 840, 845, 846-h, Executive Law; amends §§1310, 1315, General Business Law; amends §852, 854, 858, 859-a, General Municipal Law; amends §§11-606, 11-652, 11-1712, NYC Administrative Code, adds §§16-ff, 54-a, 57, amends §§49, 53, 55-a, 56-a, NYS Urban Development Act; adds §§134, 135, 1367-a, amends §§104, 130, 131, 132, 133, 509-a, 1003, 1008, 1009, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1311, 1351, 1355, 1367, repeals 227, 306, & 406, Article 13, Title 9, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law; amends §§386-a, 386-b, 1285-p, 1279, 1680, 1680-r, 1689-i, 3238-a, Public Authorities, amends §§2872, 2874, Public Health Law; amends §22, Public Housing Law; amends §§233, 333, Real Property Law; adds §489-kk, 497, 575-b, amends §§200, 425, 483, 489-kk, 532, 575-a, repeals §307, Real Property Tax Law; adds 97-tttt, amends §§53, 54, 61, 68-b, 68-c, 89-b, 92-z, 92-dd, 93-b, 97-f, 612, 487, 499-0000, 1208, State Finance Law; adds Article 24-a (§§860 to 866). §§24-c, 1423, amends §§24, 31, 32, 42, 44, 46, 171-a, 184, 208, 210, 210-B, 429, 480-a, 601, 606, 612, 620, 663, 685. 688, 861, 864, 1105, 1109, 1115, 1134, 1146, 1210, 1280, 1283, 1299-B, 1299-F, 1401, 1404, 1407, 1409, 1410, 1418, 1503, 1511, 1612, Tax Law; amends §14-l, Transportation Law; amends §370, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends Various Laws generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year; extends the top rate of income tax (Part A); imposes a pass-through entity tax (Part C); relates to child care services expenditures under the excelsior jobs program and the employer provided child care credit (Part D); reforms and simplifies various business tax provisions (Part E); extends the empire state film production credit and the empire state film post production credit (Part F); increases penalties for failure of an employer to provide complete and correct employee withholding information (Part G); relates to taxes imposed on admission to race tracks and simulcast facilities; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto (Part J); exempts from sales and use tax certain tangible personal property or services (Part M); increases the total dollar amount for vendors' gross receipts necessary for registration filing (Part N); imposes liability for real estate transfer taxes on responsible persons; prohibits grantors from passing real estate transfer tax to grantees; exempts certain organizations from the LLC disclosure requirement (Part O); relates to restrictions on certain cigarette and tobacco retail dealers whose registrations have been revoked or who have been forbidden from selling such products (Part P); relates to the timing and method for filing certain returns (Part Q); relates to determining liability for the collection of taxes on medallion taxicab trips and congestion surcharges (Part R); relates to penalties for failure of tax return preparers to register; requires tax return preparers to display certain documents (Part S); relates to electronic submission of consolidated real property transfer forms (Part U); relates to the STAR credit for mobile homes (Part V); relates to the administration of real property taxes and local laws or resolutions regarding such taxes (Part W); promotes the development of renewable energy projects, including solar or wind energy systems (Part X); provides for regulation of sports wagering and mobile sports wagering; defines terms; implements a tax on sports wagering gross revenue; requires reporting; provides for civil penalties for violations (Part Y); authorizes a request from the gaming commission for information related to interest in gaming facility licenses (Part Z); relates to the frequency at which certain lottery draw games may be offered (Part BB); relates to transferring powers and duties of the office of the gaming inspector general to the office of the state inspector general (Part CC); extends certain provisions of law related to simulcasting (Part DD); extends the alternative fuels tax exemptions for five years (Part EE); extends the farm workforce retention credit (Part FF); extends the credit against income tax for persons or entities investing in low-income housing (Part GG); extends the musical and theatrical production tax credit; increases the aggregate cap on such credit (Part HH); extends the hire a vet tax credit (Part II); extends the tax credits under the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program (Part JJ); requires the implementation of the secure choice savings program by December 31, 2021 (Part KK); modifies certain racing support payments (Part LL); exempts breast pump replacement parts and certain supplies from sales and compensating use taxes (Part MM); relates to applying work-location based tax credits to remote work performed during COVID-19 (Part NN); exempts certain tax underpayments from interest accumulation (Part OO); enacts the restaurant return-to-work tax credit (Subpart A); enacts the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit; creates the New York state council on the arts cultural program fund (Subpart B)(Part PP); relates to modifying the minimum amount of personal income and corporate tax overpayment by an individual in which interest can be allowed or paid (Part QQ); provides a modification reducing federal adjusted gross income by the amount of the COVID-19 family death benefit paid pursuant to the metropolitan transportation authority program established in 2020 for purposes of determining New York state taxable income (Part RR); extends sales tax exemption for certain food and drink vending machines (Part SS); enacts the environmental bond act of 2022 "restore mother nature"; authorizes state debt not exceeding $3,000,000,000 for making environmental improvements that preserve, enhance, and restore New York's natural resources and reduce the impact of climate change (Part TT); implements the environmental bond act of 2022 "restore mother nature" for projects including flood risk reduction, open space land conservation and recreation, climate change mitigation, water quality improvement and resilient infrastructure, and environmental justice (Part UU); establishes the COVID-19 pandemic small business recovery grant program to provide assistance to small businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations who have experienced economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic (Part VV); subjects certain state lands in Orange county to real property taxation (Part WW); relates to increasing the maximum amount of grants and loans under the airport improvement and revitalization grant and loan program (Part XX); renames the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line the "Newkirk Avenue -- Little Haiti station" (Part YY); relates to the minimum combined single limit amount of a bond or insurance policy for commuter vans (Part ZZ); enacts the "New York state professional policing act of 2021"; requires the inspector general and attorney general to notify the division of criminal justice services of any allegations or abuse by any police officer in a covered agency; requires the law enforcement agency accreditation council to create a mandatory certification process for agencies employing certain police officers; makes related provisions (Part BBB); relates to the rehabilitation of historic properties tax credit; provides that small projects of $2,500,000 or less are entitled to 150% of the amount of credit allowed the taxpayer under the internal revenue code (Part CCC); modifies inclusions and exclusions for certain definitions of income (Part DDD); creates the excluded worker fund to provide benefits for persons not eligible for funds under other state or federal programs or assistance and who has suffered a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Part EEE); extends COLA provisions in the amount of one percent for the purposes of establishing rates of payments for the period beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022 (Part FFF); relates to aid and incentives for municipalities base level grants (Part GGG); relates to the computation of franchise tax on a business income base and capital base (Part HHH); establishes the real property tax relief credit (Part III); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2021-2022 budget; authorizes certain payments and transfers; relates to the issuance of bonds and notes; relates to personal income tax notes for 2022, lines of credit for the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation for 2022 and state-supported debt for 2022; makes related provisions (Part JJJ); authorizes the city of New York and the board of education of the city of New York to offer temporary retirement incentives (Subpart A); provides an age 55/25 years temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees of the city of New York and the board of education of the city of New York (Subpart B) (Part KKK); relates to the utilization of funds in the Catskill region and Capital region off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition funds (Part LLL); extends certain provisions relating to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part MMM); makes technical and clarifying changes relating to restricting the use of segregated confinement and the creation of alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options (Part NNN); relates to the taxes imposed on revenue from gaming facilities (Part OOO). CHAPTER 60 S5545 MAYER 04/26/21 SIGNED Amends §§2018-a, 2018-b & 1951, Education Law. Relates to absentee ballots for school district elections during a declared disaster emergency; a voter can apply for an absentee ballot when they are unable to appear personally at the polling place of the school district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease that may cause illness to the voter or to other members of the public. CHAPTER 61 S898 THOMAS 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §§802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807 & 812, Financial Services Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.5470-B & A.10118-A). Exempts certain commercial financing transactions from certain disclosure requirements. CHAPTER 62 S900 RIVERA 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §§2180, 2181 & 2182, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8450-C & A.10500-C). Relates to the confidentiality of contact tracing information. CHAPTER 63 S901 HARCKHAM 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed Article 27 Title 30, amends §27-2201, adds §27-2218, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.4176-A & A.4398-A). Relates to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizations. CHAPTER 64 S1296 BENJAMIN 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed §2500-l, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6707 & A.6986-A). Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a review of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature. CHAPTER 65 S1302 RAMOS 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §44, Labor Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8828 & A.5965-A). Establishes a registry of workplace fatalities in the construction industry to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee performing construction work suffers a work-related fatal injury. CHAPTER 66 S1303 SALAZAR 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed §2509-b, §2803-j sub 1-f, amends §§2803-j, 2803-n, 266 & 2803-w, Public Health Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8525 & A.2770-C). Provides for pre-term labor care and directing the commissioner of health to require hospitals to provide pre-term labor patients with information regarding the potential health effects of pre-term labor and pre-term delivery on an expectant mother and on her fetus. CHAPTER 67 S1306 KENNEDY 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §§2 & 3, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8663-A & A.8767-A). Establishes the Adirondack road salt reduction task force and pilot program. CHAPTER 68 S2556 SAVINO 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §21-324, NYC Administrative Code (as proposed in S.7215-A & A.7820-A). Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located. CHAPTER 69 A4447 Gallagher 03/08/21 signed chap.69 Removes the option to file an opportunity to ballot petition in the June 2021 primary election. CHAPTER 70 S4430 RYAN 03/08/21 SIGNED CHAP.70 Amends §§259, 260, 2018, 2608 & 2553, Education Law. Relates to library and school district petitioning. CHAPTER 62 S900 RIVERA 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §§2180, 2181 & 2182, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8450-C & A.10500-C). Relates to the confidentiality of contact tracing information. CHAPTER 63 S901 HARCKHAM 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed Article 27 Title 30, amends §27-2201, adds §27-2218, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.4176-A & A.4398-A). Relates to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizations. CHAPTER 64 S1296 BENJAMIN 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed §2500-l, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6707 & A.6986-A). Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a review of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature. CHAPTER 65 S1302 RAMOS 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §44, Labor Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8828 & A.5965-A). Establishes a registry of workplace fatalities in the construction industry to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee performing construction work suffers a work-related fatal injury. CHAPTER 66 S1303 SALAZAR 02/16/21 SIGNED Repealed §2509-b, §2803-j sub 1-f, amends §§2803-j, 2803-n, 266 & 2803-w, Public Health Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8525 & A.2770-C). Provides for pre-term labor care and directing the commissioner of health to require hospitals to provide pre-term labor patients with information regarding the potential health effects of pre-term labor and pre-term delivery on an expectant mother and on her fetus. CHAPTER 67 S1306 KENNEDY 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §§2 & 3, Chapter of 2020 (as proposed in S.8663-A & A.8767-A). Establishes the Adirondack road salt reduction task force and pilot program. CHAPTER 68 S2556 SAVINO 02/16/21 SIGNED Amends §21-324, NYC Administrative Code (as proposed in S.7215-A & A.7820-A). Requires a process for notification of new homeless shelters and conducting a public information session in the community where the proposed shelter is to be located. CHAPTER 69 A4447 Gallagher 03/08/21 signed chap.69 Removes the option to file an opportunity to ballot petition in the June 2021 primary election. CHAPTER 70 S4430 RYAN 03/08/21 SIGNED CHAP.70 Amends §§259, 260, 2018, 2608 & 2553, Education Law. Relates to library and school district petitioning. CHAPTER 71 S5357 STEWART-COUSINS 03/08/21 SIGNED CHAP.71 Amends §4, Chapter 23 of 2020; amends §28, Executive Law. Provides that the legislature may terminate by concurrent resolution a state disaster emergency issued under section 28 of the executive law; authorizes any directive issued pursuant to chapter 23 of the laws of 2020, in effect at the time of the repeal of such chapter shall be permitted to continue for 30 days from the date of such repeal, subject to certain provisions; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 72 A5471 Otis 03/09/21 signed w/ Press Release Amends §20, Town Law. Relates to town justices of the town of Rye following the dissolution of the Port Chester village court. CHAPTER 73 *NYLS jacket available now! S471-A KAPLAN 03/09/21 signed w/ Press Release Establishes the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021; relates to eviction proceedings (Part A); relates to foreclosure proceedings (Subpart A); relates to tax sales (Subpart B); establishes hardship declarations for owners of commercial real property (Subpart C) (Part B). CHAPTER 74 S1310 BRESLIN 03/09/21 signed Amends §8-600, Election Law (as proposed in S.8782 & A.8610-B). Requires the county seat in Washington county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting. CHAPTER 75 S2511 BUDGET 03/09/21 signed Amends the 2020-21 Aid to Localities budget; unemployment insurance benefit program. CHAPTER 76 S2558 KENNEDY 03/09/21 signed Amends §§226, 1802 & 510, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §§7 & 8, Chapter 382 of 2020. Limits the grounds for the suspension of a driver's license; provides for additional notification when a person is required to make an appearance; requires income based payment plans to be available for fines, fees and mandatory surcharges incurred as a result of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law; stops enforcement actions for failure to pay a fine and makes conforming changes. CHAPTER 77 A3354-B Fall 03/15/21 signed Adds §159-c, Civil Service Law; adds §196-c, Labor Law. Grants time off for public employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. CHAPTER 78 A3988 Abbate 03/15/21 signed Adds §§61-b, 361-b, 509-a & 607-i, Retirement & Social Security Law; amends §§512 & 2575, Education Law; amends §1266-h, Public Authorities Law; adds §§13-149.1, 13-244.1, 13-347.1 & 13-544.1, NYC Administrative Code. Establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public employee death benefit for individuals who reported to their usual place of employment or an alternate worksite at the direction of their employer on or after March 1, 2020 and such individual contracted COVID-19 within 45 days of reporting to such workplace as confirmed by a laboratory test or by a licensed physician and such individual died on or before December 31, 2022. CHAPTER 79 S3293 RAMOS Same as A 5475 Lunsford 03/18/21 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 461 of 2017. Relates to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the reciprocity of debarments. CHAPTER 80 S3058 RIVERA 03/19/21 SIGNED Adds §2803-z, amends §2803-c, Public Health Law. Establishes requirements for the transfer, discharge and voluntary discharge from residential health care facilities. CHAPTER 81 A5844-A Abinanti 03/24/21 signed Amends §6-136, Election Law. Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 82 S867 BENJAMIN 03/25/21 SIGNED Repealed §296 subs 2-b & 18-a, adds §170-d, Executive Law (as proposed in S.6220-A & A.8149-A). Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations. CHAPTER 83 S885 COMRIE 03/25/21 SIGNED Amends §1305, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. Relates to notice to tenants in mortgage foreclosure actions; permits tenants who did not occupy the premises at the commencement of the foreclosure action to remain in occupancy for the remainder of the lease term, up to a maximum of three years. CHAPTER 84 S888 HOYLMAN 03/25/21 SIGNED Amends §§5-1501B, 5-1504 & 5-1513, General Obligations Law (as proposed in S.3923-a & A.5630-a). Relates to the statutory short form and other powers of attorney for purposes of financial and estate planning. CHAPTER 85 S895 LIU 03/25/21 SIGNED Amends §3457, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.8437 & A.9761-A). Relates to group policies for certain motor vehicles engaged in the business of carrying or transporting passengers for hire. CHAPTER 86 S2074 MAYER 03/25/21 SIGNED Amends §860-b, Labor Law (as proposed in S.8748 & A.10674-A). Relates to written notice requirements for mass layoffs; includes a requirement to notify each locality which provides police, firefighting, emergency medical or ambulance services to the site of employment at which the mass layoff will occur. CHAPTER 87 S2557 HARCKHAM 03/25/21 SIGNED Repealed §§220-i & 231-a, Labor Law; repealed §70 sub 8, amends §2, Public Service Law (as proposed in S.7846 & A.10338). Expands the definition of electric plant; provides for employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to be paid a certain wage in certain situations; provides for repeal of certain provisions of the labor law and the public service law relating to the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. CHAPTER 88 S4001 BIAGGI 03/25/21 SIGNED Repealed §230 subs 1-a, 15, 16 & 17, §231-a, §234 sub 1 ¶(e-1), amends Labor Law, generally; repealed §14, Chapter 387 of 2020 (as proposed in S.6266-D & A.8142-E). Relates to minimum wage rates for covered airport workers; provides no such worker shall be compensated at a rate lower then the applicable standard rate. |
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S614-B MAY 03/29/21 SIGNED Adds §2801-h, Public Health Law; adds §461-u, Social Service Law. Provides for the authorization and regulation of visitation of compassionate care-giving visitors at nursing homes and residential health care facilities. CHAPTER 90 A4686 Burgos 03/29/21 signed Amends §6-142, Election Law. Decreases the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions of candidates for public office; now 2.5%. CHAPTER 91 A5719-A Galef 03/29/21 signed with Press Release Amends §212, Judiciary Law; amends §§170.15 & 180.20, adds §§230.11 & 230.21, Criminal Procedure Law. Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts; relates to the removal of certain actions to veterans treatment courts. CHAPTER 92 *NYLS jacket available now! S854-A Krueger 03/31/21 SIGNED w/ Press Release Enacts Chapter 7-A of the Consolidated Laws, Cannabis Law; amends §102, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; amends 1968 Chapter 174; amends 2014 Chapter 90; amends §§1310 & 1311, Civil Practice Law & Rules; adds §440.46-a, amends §§160.50, 170.56, 440.10, & 700.05, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §995, Executive Law; amends §§712 & 1046, Family Court Act; amends §§89-f & 853, repealed §850, General Business Law; amends §12-102, General Obligations Law; amends §201-d, Labor Law; adds Article 222, amends §§70.70, 179.00, 179.05, 179.10, 179.11, 179.15, 220.00, 220.78, & 480.00, repealed §§220.00, 220.06, 220.09, 220.34, & 260.20, Penal Law; amends §§1399-n, 1399-q, 3302, 3306, 3371, & 3397-b, repealed Article 33 Title 5-A, Article 33-B, & §3382, Public Health Law; adds §§99-ii, 99-jj, & 99-kk, amends §89-h, State Finance Law; amends §§132, 378-a, 390-b, 422, 488, & 490, Social Services Law; adds Article 20-C, amends Article 20-B heading, §§171-a, 471, 490, 491, 1115, & 1181, Tax Law; amends §§114-a, 509-cc, & 1227, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; establishes the cannabis law; defines terms; establishes the New York state cannabis control board and the office of cannabis management; outlines powers and duties thereof; authorizes the lawful use of medical cannabis; authorizes research programs related thereto; establishes a cannabis research license to permit a licensee to produce, process, purchase and/or possess cannabis for certain limited research purposes; relates to adult-use cannabis; authorizes a person to apply for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver or dispense cannabis for sale in this state; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis; exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; relates to the criminal sale of cannabis; relates to drug paraphernalia; adds a new article on cannabis to the penal law; authorizes a motion for resentence for persons convicted of certain marihuana offenses; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund. CHAPTER 93 *NYLS jacket available now! A2277-A Aubry 03/31/21 signed chap.93 03/31/21 approval memo.4 Amends §§137, 138, 2, 401, 401-a, 500-k & 45, Correction Law. Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain persons from being placed in segregated confinement. This bill will be known as the "Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement" Act (the HALT Solitary Confinement Act.) CHAPTER 94 A164-B Zebrowski 04/06/21 signed Adds Art 18-C §§18-400 - 18-403, General Obligations Law. Enacts provisions relating to the discontinuance of LIBOR (the London interbank offered rate); prohibits parties from refusing to perform contractual obligations or declaring a breach of contract as a result of the discontinuance of LIBOR or the use of a replacement; establishes that the replacement is a commercially reasonable substitute for and a commercially substantial equivalent to LIBOR; provides a safe harbor from litigation for the use of the recommended benchmark replacement. CHAPTER 95 A2580 Thiele 04/06/21 signed Amends §2, Chapter 308 of 2012. Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law, relating to granting localities greater contract flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions. CHAPTER 96 *NYLS jacket available now! A3397 Kim 04/06/21 signed Repealed Article 30-D, Public Health Law. Repeals the emergency or disaster treatment protection act which protects health care facilities and health care professionals from liability that may result from treatment of individuals with COVID-19 under conditions resulting from circumstances associated with the public health emergency. CHAPTER 97 S2737 SALAZAR 04/06/21 SIGNED Amends §§712, 732, 773 & 1012, Family Court Act. Eliminates the use of the term "incorrigible". CHAPTER 98 S3917-A BENJAMIN 04/06/21 SIGNED Amends §§708 & 602, Business Corporation Law; amends §§603 & 605, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law; amends §28, Religious Corporations Law. Allows corporations to conduct business and meetings electronically either for the duration of the state disaster emergency or until December 31, 2021, whichever is later. CHAPTER 99 S5669-A KAPLAN 04/06/21 SIGNED Permits the Great Neck school district to move the date of their annual meeting and election for the 2021 year from the third Tuesday of May to the second Tuesday of May so that it does not conflict with religious observances. CHAPTER 100 S5943 REICHLIN-MELNICK 04/06/21 SIGNED Permits the Suffern central school district to move the date of their annual meeting and election for the 2021 year so that it does not conflict with religious observances; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 101 S6081 RULES Governor Program # 4 04/06/21 SIGNED Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2021 through April 8, 2021. CHAPTER 102 *NYLS jacket available now! A5684-A Gottfried 04/24/21 signed Amends §§2801-a & 2803-x, Public Health Law. Requires operators of nursing homes and residential health care facilities to provide notification of certain contracts and agreements to all residents, representatives, staff and the office of the long-term care ombudsman. CHAPTER 103 *NYLS jacket available now! S830-B COMRIE 05/05/21 SIGNED 05/05/21 APPROVAL MEMO.6 Amends §§5-106, 8-504 & 3-102, repealed §8-504 sub 5, Election Law; amends §220.50, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §259-i, Executive Law; amends §75, adds §§510 & 209, Correction Law. Relates to voting and registration for voting by formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony. CHAPTER 104 S6362-A KAVANAGH 05/05/21 SIGNED Amends Chapter 381 of 2020, generally; amends Chapter 73 of 2021, generally. Extends the "COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020" and the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021" until August 31, 2021. CHAPTER 105 *NYLS jacket available now! A2681-B Reyes 05/05/21 signed 05/05/21 approval memo.7 Adds §§218-b & 27-d, Labor Law. Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 106 *NYLS jacket available now! S1453-B PARKER 05/11/21 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§32, 89-b, 89-l, 91 & 216, Public Service Law; amends §5, Chapter 108 of 2020; adds §399-zzzzz, General Business Law. Relates to extending a moratorium on utility termination of services after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted or expires for a period of 180 days after such expiration or until December 31, 2021 whichever is later. CHAPTER 107 A6617-A Weinstein 05/13/21 signed with Press Release Amends §§5205, 5222 & 5222-a, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §9-g, Banking Law; amends §3, Debtor & Creditor Law. Exempts COVID-19 stimulus relief for individuals and families with children from money judgments; provides that in services of notices, forms, and procedures for claims of exemptions that a restraining notice or notice of levy by execution issued against a bank account shall have language to inform the holder of such account that funds for COVID-19 stimulus relief for individuals and families with children are exempt and cannot be taken. CHAPTER 108 A6966 Bronson 05/13/21 signed Amends §2801-h, Public Health Law; amends §461-u, Social Services Law; amends §3, Chapter 89 of 2021 (as proposed in S.614-B & A.1052-B).Provides for the authorization and regulation of visitation at nursing homes and residential health care facilities. CHAPTER 109 S3501 MAYER 05/13/21 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the period during which the city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax to 2023. CHAPTER 110 A6478 Barrett 05/21/21 signed with Press Release Amends §8-600, Election Law. Authorizes a change of location of early voting polling places for certain special, primary and run-off primary elections when no voters of the municipality with the highest population within the county are eligible to vote. CHAPTER 111 A2014 Barrett 05/31/21 signed with Press Release Amends §350, Executive Law. Relates to defining certain qualifying conditions for veterans; includes individuals licensed to provide health care services within the state of New York as someone a veteran may disclose military sexual trauma to. CHAPTER 112 S5576-C MAYER 06/07/21 SIGNED Amends §§3012, 3012-d, 3014, 2509 & 2573, Education Law. Relates to the granting of tenure to probationary classroom teachers or building principals; provides that no school district shall complete an annual professional performance review for the two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year. CHAPTER 113 A955 Thiele 06/11/21 signed Amends §2336-b, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.3688-A & A.5415-A). Relates to insurers providing an actuarially appropriate reduction of premiums for yacht or boating liability insurance. CHAPTER 114 A1860 Jean-Pierre 06/11/21 signed Amends §390, Social Service Law. Relates to information provided to unlicensed or unregistered child day care providers by the office of children and family services; requires all applications for a license/registration to be available in several languages. CHAPTER 115 A2000 Cusick 06/11/21 signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011. Extends, from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. CHAPTER 116 A2575 Woerner 06/11/21 signed Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Expands the waiver of the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Mechanicville, Saratoga county. CHAPTER 117 A5858-A Dinowitz 06/11/21 signed Amends §3, Chapter 455 of 1997. Extends the authorization for the New York city marshals to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgments. CHAPTER 118 A5859 Dinowitz 06/11/21 signed Amends §11, Chapter 237 of 2015. Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2022. CHAPTER 119 A6389 Fahy 06/11/21 signed Amends §3, Chapter 141 of 2014. Extends provisions authorizing big game hunting in Albany county until October 1, 2024. CHAPTER 120 A7023 Abbate 06/11/21 signed Amends §45, Chapter 929 of 1986. Extends provisions related to the resolution of labor disputes regarding the metropolitan transportation authority. CHAPTER 121 A7168 Pichardo 06/11/21 signed Amends §§21.00, 53.00, 54.90 & 107.00, Local Finance Law; amends §81, Chapter 413 of 1991. Relates to local government borrowing practices and mandate relief. CHAPTER 122 A7392 Englebright 06/11/21 signed Amends §13-0329, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §6, Chapter 305 of 2013. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American lobster; makes provisions relating to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 123 A7394 Lunsford 06/11/21 signed Amends §13-0340-g, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage monkfish to 2024. CHAPTER 124 A7435 Jones (State Liquor Authority # 7) 06/11/21 signed Amends §4, Chapter 118 of 2012. Extends provisions relating to the powers of the chairman and members of the authority. CHAPTER 125 A7662 Anderson 06/11/21 signed Amends Part B §60, Chapter 57 of 2015. Extends certain provisions relating to energy audits and/or disaster preparedness reviews of residential healthcare facilities by the commissioner. CHAPTER 126 A7714 Hunter (Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance) 06/11/21 signed Repealed §350 sub 1 ¶(d), amends §131-a, Social Services Law. Authorizes the payment of camp fees for children receiving safety net assistance or family assistance provided such funds cannot be obtained from other sources. CHAPTER 127 S523-A HOYLMAN 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends Article 53 Article Head, §§5301, 5302, 5303, 5304, 5305, 5306, 5307 & 5309, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Revises and clarifies the uniform foreign country money judgments recognition act. CHAPTER 128 S880 BRESLIN 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §139-f, State Finance Law; amends §106-b, General Municipal Law (as proposed in S.7664 & A.9117 or 2020 Chapter 341). Relates to payment in construction contracts; specifies the meaning of "substantial completion" for the purposes of requisition payments in construction contracts. CHAPTER 129 S886 RIVERA 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §364-j, Social Service Law; amends §4408-a, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.7241 & A.9538 or 2020 Chapter 318). Relates to adverse determination notices to Medicaid recipients. CHAPTER 130 S897 HARCKHAM 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 363 of 2020 (as proposed in S.8014-C & A.10193). Provides that certain schools shall experience no financial harm for their inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). CHAPTER 131 S905 HARCKHAM 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§1, 2 & 4, Chapter 317 of 2020 (as proposed in S.3679-A & A.3330-A). Relates to the establishment of the real property tax exemption task force; relates to the membership of the task force and data provided to the task force. CHAPTER 132 S1309 BRESLIN 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §485-a, Real Property Tax Law; amends §2, Chapter 357 of 2020, (as proposed in S.5254-B & A.8091-A). Relates to the certification of certain property complying with the residential-commercial urban exemption program and the revocation of benefits of such program in certain circumstances. CHAPTER 133 S3223-A PERSAUD 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§132, 134-a & 349-a, Social Services Law. Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone at social services official's option. CHAPTER 134 S4000 RIVERA 06/11/21 SIGNED Repealed §§279-a & 279-b, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6492-B & A.8533-B 2020 Chapter 388); amends §§6801, 6909 & 6527, Education Law. Relates to prescribing insulin and related supplies; establishes a workgroup to explore options to increase access to insulin for residents of the state without healthcare. CHAPTER 135 S5127-A HELMING 06/11/21 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Webster, county of Monroe, to alienate certain lands used as parkland and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands. CHAPTER 136 S6054 LANZA 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 759 of 1973. Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area until June 30, 2023. CHAPTER 137 S6065 GOUNARDES 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 695 of 1994. Relates to injunctive relief in improper practice cases, in relation to extending the effectiveness of provisions contained therein. CHAPTER 138 S6204 RIVERA 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §2803-z, Public Health Law; amends §3, Chapter 80 of 2021 (as proposed in S.3058 & A.3919). Requires residential health care facilities to document the reason for an individual requesting a voluntary transfer or discharge. CHAPTER 139 S6588-A MAY 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§1676 & 1680, Public Authorities Law. Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research or conducting testing for public health in the city of Utica. CHAPTER 140 S6609 JACKSON (NYC H.P.D. #3) 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 613 of 1996. Extends provisions relating to buildings that are part of urban development action area projects that have been rehabilitated with the aid of a loan from a municipality. CHAPTER 141 S6767 RIVERA 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§2801-a & 2803-x, add §2829, Public Health Law; amends §3, Chapter 102 of 2021 (as proposed in S. 4893-A & A. 5684-A). Relates to disclosure requirements for nursing homes as well as the requirements for incorporation of nursing homes and residential health care facilities. CHAPTER 142 S6768 GIANARIS 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§218-b & 27-d, Lab L; Amends §4, Chapter 105 of 2021 (as proposed in S. 1034-B & A. 2681-B). Enacts chapter amendments to statutes requiring model standards for prevention of occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease. CHAPTER 143 S6832 ADDABBO 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends Part I §3, Chapter 61 of 2017. Extends certain provisions in regard to operational expenses of certain gaming facilities. CHAPTER 144 S7007 PERSAUD 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§132, 134-a & 349-a, Soc Serv L; amends §4, Chapter 133 of 2021 (as proposed in S. 3223-A & A. 5414). Allows persons applying for or receiving public assistance to be interviewed by phone or other digital means at the request of the applicant or recipient. CHAPTER 145 S7008 BENJAMIN 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §390, Soc Serv L; Amends §2, Chapter 114 of 2021 (as proposed in S. 5081 and A. 1860). Relates to information provided to unlicensed or unregistered child day care providers by the office of children and family services. CHAPTER 146 S7069 GAUGHRAN 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 626 of 1996. Extends provisions of law relating to the issuance of land installment purchase obligations from July 1, 2021 until July 1, 2031. CHAPTER 147 S7189 MAYER 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §§3012, 3012-d, 3014, 2509 & 2573, Education Law. (as proposed in S. 5576-C & A. 6750-B or Chapter 112). Relates to the granting of tenure. CHAPTER 148 S7197 SKOUFIS 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 704 of 1991; amends §11, Chapter 151 of 2010. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment. CHAPTER 149 S7231 FELDER (Governor Program # 6) 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §612, Tax Law. Provides a deduction for repayment of item amounts reported in a taxpayer's income in a previous tax year because it was established after the close of such previous taxable year that the taxpayer did not have an unrestricted right to such item or to a portion of such item. Unemployment Insurance Benefit Overpayments CHAPTER 150 S7232 JACKSON (Governor Program # 8) 06/11/21 SIGNED Repealed §130 sub 1 ¶c sub¶¶ 1, 2 & 3, amends §130, Civil Service Law. Implements agreements between the state and an employee organization relating to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees. CHAPTER 151 S7234 BUDGET (Budget # 13) 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 53 of 2021; amends §1, Chapter 54 of 2021. Makes technical corrections to the aid to localities budget and the capital projects budget. CHAPTER 152 S7237 STEWART-COUSINS 06/11/21 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 50 of 2021. Relates to services and expenses relating to investigations and hearings related to proceedings pursuant to article six of section twenty-four of the New York state constitution, articles seven-c and thirteen-a of the judiciary law, and section sixty-three of the executive law. |